<p>We were fortunate in having S have grades, STATs & ECs that made him attractive to Us that he was interested in attending. For him, 3 of the Us he applied to offered significant merit aid, valuing about $80K total over the course of 4 years. He tossed out the other Us and we did get the U he most wanted to increase their merit offer by telling them about the competitor’s slightly higher merit award.</p>
<p>D who ended up transferring to that same U after some semesters of CC saved us some tuition by getting some of her GEs at very low prices. It has been worthwhile for her & us. We wish she were offered ANY merit, but she is full pay at that same U. For us, it is hard to allow one kiddo to attend a U but deny sib opportunity to attend same U, even though the out of pocket costs to us are vastly different. We are grateful we can afford to do this.</p>